How to Install MintMenu in Ubuntu 11.10 (MATE DE)

Ubuntu introduced the Unity interface back in Ubuntu 10.10 release (for netbooks). In Ubuntu 11.04, Unity has been a default desktop environment for its graphical user interface, and will continue to the versions of Ubuntu, including the latest stable release Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.

Some people just don't get used to the new interface, so they have been trying to find alternatives. One of the alternatives is MATE, a new desktop environment forked from GNOME 2.

In this article, I will show you how to install MATE desktop environment in Ubuntu 11.10, and also the MintMenu, an intuitive and easy to use applications menu that have been available for GNOME 2 in previous versions of Ubuntu, but not too easy to install on the latest Ubuntu 11.10, since it is based on the new GNOME 3.

One thing you should know before installing is that MATE is still in early development and contains some bugs, although in my experience it is quiet stable (by installing patches) and I have been using it for daily use.

Without further ado, here it is.

Ubuntu Wallpaper: Home Theater

Ubuntu Home Theater

HD Wallpaper - 1920 x 1200 pixels

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A modification of a wallpaper I found on Google Images called "creative home theater wallpaper" by unknown author. I couldn't find the original author of this widely-spread wallpaper. All credit goes to the original author.

For personal desktop use only.

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Ubuntu Wallpaper: Alien Aural Report

Aural Report by Layne Karkruff (Modified)

HD wallpaper - 1920 x 1200 pixels

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A slightly modification (with permission) of original wallpaper "Aural Report" by Layne Karkruff (Blue Sky Graphic Design). I only added Ubuntu logo on it. All credit goes to the original author. You can download original wallpaper here.

For personal desktop use only.

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Ubuntu Wallpaper: Better Faster Stronger

Ubuntu: Better, Faster, Stronger

HD Wallpaper - 1680 x 1050 pixels

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Ubuntu wallpaper by iHack6. All credit goes to the original author.

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